Abstract
In this paper, we introduce an open queueing network with finite buffers to model a remanufacturing system. The system consists of three modules, viz., a testing module for returned products, a disposition module for non-reusable returns and a remanufacturing module. We analyze the network using the decomposition principle and the expansion methodology. The model has been shown to be very rigorous and remarkably accurate. An example is presented to illustrate the use of the model.
Keywords
End of life products, Buffers
Subject Categories
Recycling (Waste (etc.))
Disciplines
Engineering
Publisher
Omnipress
Publication Date
1999
Rights Information
Copyright 1999, Surendra M. Gupta
Rights Holder
Gupta M. Surendra
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Recommended Citation
Gupta, Surendra M. and Aksoy, Hasan K., "An analytical model for remanufacturing systems" (1999). . Paper 18. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d10014020
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Notes
Originally published in the Proceedings of the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, Newport, Rhode Island, March 24-26, pp. 83-85, 1999